With the pandemic fueling anxiety about public transportation and dense urban offices, financial firms in Manhattan are looking elsewhere for space to let workers spread out and avoid commuting into the city.

The Miramar, Fla.-based institution is spending $85,000 to help businesses as the economy begins reopening.

Some staff will be sitting at different desks, and in some cases different floors, when they return to work, according to the memo sent to employees Wednesday.

The memo from CEO Michael Corbat acknowledged the challenges many employees have faced working remotely during the coronavirus outbreak while taking care of family members and home-schooling their children.

The regulator has formed the Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Council, which will conduct a survey of NCUA's culture to identify areas that need improvement.

The JPMorgan Chase CEO said he hopes policymakers use the COVID-19 crisis as a catalyst to rebuild a more inclusive economy as the pandemic exposes stark inequalities among Americans.

Black and Latino business owners were less likely to get loans than overall borrowers, survey states; Atlanta Fed president tells lenders they won’t be second-guessed if they do right by borrowers.

New Peoples Bankshares said the layoffs were necessary because of the coronavirus pandemic and "a changing financial services industry."

The Iowa company said Brent Giles, who was CEO of a bank that was recently sold, will run its Wisconsin Bank & Trust.

The German bank’s money laundering controls are still not up to snuff, among other problems; three Democrats say banks may have shortchanged small-business borrowers.

Modern life can be full of anxieties for people living paycheck-to-paycheck, especially during times of emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Financial institutions are looking for a way to return some employees to their workplaces while prioritizing safety. The answer may involve contact tracing technology and the automation of a wide range of activities.

In a still male-dominated industry, does the network help attract and keep more women at the firm? CEO Shirl Penney says yes and has the results to prove it.

Employees want to work for organizations that focus on a number of areas, such as diversity, flexibility and professional development. Credit unions that don't prioritize this beware.

Thomas Lopp cited health reasons for leaving Sterling Bancorp less than six months after becoming CEO. Sterling has been dealing with revenue issues after shutting down its biggest lending program over underwriting concerns.

Financial institutions have been monitoring workers' productivity at home with tracking software and webcams. Now they're mulling whether to mandate contact-tracing apps, COVID-19 testing and other practices that could raise further privacy issues.

The lender’s offices in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. will remain shut to all nonessential staff at least through the Labor Day holiday on Sept. 7, CEO Richard Fairbank wrote in an internal memo.

Kyum Kim, co-founder of the online professional network Blind, describes the impact of the coronavirus pandemic's enforced quarantine on people who work in financial services.

Employees of the $2.9 billion-asset credit union will receive one-time payments of $1,000, though executives and senior leaders are excluded.

Credit unions moved quickly to reduce branch access as the coronavirus crisis worsened. The harder decision will be when and how to begin lifting those restrictions.